Investors need to look beyond the tradition equity-bond portfolio model if they want to deliver positive real returns, given the “clear” but “inconsistent” impact of inflation, according to new research from Aon....
Investors remained defensive during 2025, amid uncertainty around geopolitics, tax policy, market concentration and potential volatility. Data from the Investment Association shows that there was a net outflow of funds, although this...
Most fiduciary managers are using artificial intelligence, but adoption remains focused on lower-risk operational tasks rather than core investment decision-making, according to research from Isio. The consultancy found that 85 per cent...
Only one in three UK pension schemes using fiduciary management currently has independent oversight in place, despite pressure from regulators to introduce this. Both the Pensions Regulators and the Competition & Markets...
The Net Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance (NZFSPA) will cease as a standalone initiative, with the different groups it covers pursuing their own emission reduction activities independently, or integrating into other working...
Royal London Asset Management has its reaffirmed its members of the membership of the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM). The organisation recently revised its framework, after a number of large US...
Corporate advisers could bar providers from pitch exercises if they do not fully disclose performance-related fees paid on private markets investments. This was a key issue for advisers at a recent round...
Many DC workplace pensions schemes are set to embrace private assets urged on by the Government and the prospect of higher returns, but what, roughly, is an appropriate percentage for schemes to...
What are the challenges facing DC savers today? The biggest hurdle in DC isn’t participation, it’s adequacy — which is impacting outcomes. Longer lives and rising living costs are adding to this...
According to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), around 12.5 million UK adults (March 2023) – 38% of the working-age population – are currently under saving for retirement. TO REQUEST A...
